#WhenIWasALittleKid … The Colts Were Really Bad

So there’s this fun little back-and-forth happening on Twitter lately, wherein participants make pithy remarks about what was happening when they were little kids (hence the hashtag: #WhenIWasALittleKid).    I thought it might be a (small) hoot to put together a quick Colts version of this list, from  my perspective.    A disclaimer: when I was REALLY a little kid, there were not Indianapolis Colts, but I’ll take  some liberties and define little as “under 20 years old.”   Here goes …

#WhenIWasALittleKid …

• … Mike Pagel was our quarterback.
• … we all wished that Curtis Dickey could return to form.
• … Eric Dickerson was the man (and an ass).
• … Ted Marchibroda was beloved.
• … Peyton Manning really was a little kid.
• … the Hoosier Dome was more than good enough for the NFL.
• … “Naptown” aptly described our city.
• … Reggie Miller was a pup about to take over Indianapolis.
• … nobody really knew what to do with the Colts, but they were ours, gosh darn it.
• … Jim Irsay was a lackey at the heels of his dad, Robert;  Jim had some, um, problems.
• … the Colts were just terrible.

Some things never change.